ATRM Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results And Outlook For Fiscal Year 2016

ST. PAUL, MN--(Marketwired - Nov 15, 2016) - ATRM Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: ATRM) ("ATRM" or the "Company") today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2016 and its outlook for the remainder of fiscal year 2016.

Company Operations and EBGL Acquisition:

Through the end of the third quarter of 2016, ATRM's modular construction business based in South Paris, Maine and operated by the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, KBS Builders, Inc. ("KBS"), represented ATRM's primary operations. As previously announced, on October 4, 2016, the Company acquired certain assets of EdgeBuilder Wall Panels, Inc. and Glenbrook Lumber & Supply, Inc. (collectively, the "Sellers") through the Company's newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiaries EdgeBuilder, Inc. ("EdgeBuilder") and Glenbrook Building Supply, Inc. ("Glenbrook"), respectively, pursuant to the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of the same date (the "Purchase Agreement"). The Company operates the businesses of EdgeBuilder and Glenbrook on a combined basis, and such businesses are referred to on a combined basis as "EBGL".

Results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016 for the Company discussed below represent the operations of the KBS business and do not include any results related to EBGL.

Third Quarter 2016 Results:

Net sales were approximately $6.9 million in Q3 2016, compared to $6.4 million in Q3 2015. Residential sales declined to $5.5 million in Q3 2016 compared with $5.8 million in Q3 2015. Commercial sales increased to $1.4 million in Q3 2016 from $0.6 million in Q3 2015. Residential and commercial sales represented 80% and 20%, respectively, of total net sales in Q3 2016 compared with 91% and 9%, respectively, of total net sales in Q3 2015. The decrease in residential sales over the prior-year period was due to a change in the production mix from the prior-year period. While the Company's facilities were at full production during Q3 2016, the Company had sales from two commercial projects as compared to only one for the prior-year period, resulting in a higher percentage of commercial sales. These two successful commercial projects were completed in Q3 2016 and are consistent with the Company's previously announced strategy to seek out high-quality commercial projects that KBS is confident it can fully deliver on, limiting the amount of lower margin, site-related work (electrical, plumbing, heating, air condition, etc.). The Company continues to look for similar projects to continue this strategy for the remainder of this year, for 2017 and beyond.

Total costs and expenses increased to $9.0 million in Q3 2016 compared with $8.4 million in Q3 2015:

A one-time, non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $1.7 million taken in September 2016 was the most significant factor for this increase in costs. The Company determined that goodwill was impaired and, as a result, recorded a $1.7 million charge in Q3 2016. No such charge was recorded in the prior-year period.

Cost of sales decreased to $6.3 million in Q3 2016 from $6.9 million in Q3 2015, due primarily to the implementation of efficiency improvements and overall cost-cutting initiatives that the Company has focused on. Additionally, it is from the result of the Company's concerted effort to be more selective on commercial projects and improvements in overall pricing.

Selling, general and administrative expenses was approximately $1.0 million in Q3 2016 as compared with $1.5 million in Q3 2015. The decrease is primarily due to a $0.4 million non-recurring charge taken in 2015 for severance costs related to a restructuring of KBS's operations.

Operating loss amounted to approximately ($2.1 million) in Q3 2016 compared with approximately ($2.0 million) in Q3 2015.

Interest expense amounted to approximately $0.4 million in Q3 2016 as compared with approximately $0.3 million for Q3 2015. The increase is primarily related to the recording of interest at the optional paid-in-kind (PIK) interest rate of 12% per annum versus the cash interest rate of 10% per annum on the promissory notes to Lone Star Value Investors, LP and Lone Star Value Co-Invest I, LP.

Net loss in Q3 2016 was approximately ($2.5 million), or ($1.10) per share, compared with net loss of approximately ($2.4 million), or ($1.80) per share, in Q3 2015. Weighted average common shares outstanding was approximately 2,226,000 shares in Q3 2016 and 1,331,000 shares in Q3 2015. The increase in outstanding shares resulted primarily from the completion of a common stock rights offering in September 2015.

Adjusted EBITDA in Q3 2016 was approximately ($0.2 million) as compared to ($1.9 million) in Q3 2015. The $1.7 million improvement in Adjusted EBITDA is attributable to the Company's successful implementation of its strategic initiatives and restructuring plan for KBS, including management changes, cost control measures, efficiency improvements and more judicious selection of commercial projects to pursue.

Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2016:

Cash and cash equivalents amounted to approximately $85,000 at September 30, 2016 compared with approximately $624,000 at December 31, 2015.

As previously announced, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement with Gerber Finance Inc. in February 2016, providing KBS with a credit facility with borrowing availability of up to $4.0 million. The outstanding balance under the line of credit amounted to approximately $2.8 million (net of deferred financing costs) at September 30, 2016.

The Company's total long-term debt decreased to $9.0 million at September 30, 2016 compared to $10.3 million at December 31, 2015. In February 2016, the Company used $1.0 million of the proceeds from the Gerber Finance line of credit to reduce its debt owing to Lone Star Value Investors, LP. Additionally, during 2016, the Company has paid principal of approximately $0.9 million on the unsecured promissory note to the principal seller of KBS.

Management Comments:"We are pleased with the third quarter results," said Dan Koch, president and chief executive officer. "While we were disappointed that the results were negatively impacted by the nonrecurring non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $1.7 million recorded during the quarter, the ongoing results of operations are indicative of the positive changes and improvements made at KBS. The completion of another two successful, profitable commercial projects and the continued flow of single family residential homes demonstrates that the Company's strategic plan can be successful."

"As we head into the winter months, we will continue production to complete our backlog of projects, including single family homes and commercial projects, and we will look to continue our current commercial business strategy," Mr. Koch added. "Our strategy to identify commercial projects with project scopes and terms that are more favorable to KBS, similar to the three most recently completed projects, will be an important factor in achieving the Company's long-term goals of growing overall sales and improving gross margins for KBS."

"We continue to be optimistic about the remainder of fiscal year 2016," Mr. Koch continued. "We have a backlog of work that includes a commercial project and many residential homes to be built in the fourth quarter of 2016 and into the first quarter of 2017, which we are looking to build upon."

"The continued improvements we are seeing at KBS are very encouraging," said Jeff Eberwein, Chairman of the Board of Directors. "KBS generated positive Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter of 2016, which is a significant event in the turnaround of that business. We expect continued improvements on a year-over-year basis going forward. In addition to the turnaround of KBS, we are also very excited about the addition of EBGL to the Company. We expect the addition of EBGL to be immediately accretive to the Company's revenues and Adjusted EBITDA beginning in the fourth quarter of 2016 and will complement the current KBS operations. We continue to believe KBS is capable of generating annual revenues of $40 million when both plants are fully utilized and operating profit margins of 5-10%. Additionally, we believe that EBGL will add another $15 million to $18 million of annual revenues, with operating profit margins of 10%," Mr. Eberwein added.

Conference Call Information

ATRM has scheduled an investor conference call for Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 10:00 AM Central Time/11:00 AM Eastern Time to discuss the third quarter results and the EBGL transaction. The call may be accessed by dialing Toll-free 1-877-407-9039 (Toll/International dial 1-201-689-8470) five minutes prior to the scheduled start time and referencing ATRM.

The presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and the Company has provided reconciliations of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure below in "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures," which should be carefully evaluated. This non-GAAP financial measure may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies, limiting its usefulness for comparison purposes.

Company management uses this non-GAAP financial measure to evaluate the Company's performance. As the Company's core business is manufacturing modular housing units for commercial and residential applications, Company management finds it useful to use financial measures that do not include acquired intangible asset amortization, goodwill impairment loss, settlement gains, stock-based compensation expense, and non-recurring related income tax adjustments. While we may have these types of items and charges in the future, Company management believes that they are not reflective of the day-to-day offering of its products and services and relate more to strategic, multi-year corporate actions, without predictable trends, and that may obscure the trends and financial performance of the Company's core business. Additionally, Company management believes the exclusion of interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation helps Company management benchmark its operations and results with its industry.

About ATRM Holdings, Inc.ATRM Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: ATRM), through its wholly-owned subsidiaries KBS Builders, Inc. and Maine Modular Haulers, Inc., manufactures modular housing units for commercial and residential applications. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, EdgeBuilder, Inc. and Glenbrook Building Supply, Inc., ATRM also manufactures wall panels, and supplies general contractors with lumber, windows, doors, and other building supplies, used in both residential and commercial construction. ATRM is based in St. Paul, Minnesota, with facilities in South Paris and Waterford, Maine, Oakdale, Minnesota and Prescott, Wisconsin. ATRM's website is www.atrmholdings.com.

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